Guardian Music — October 1979: Number 5 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of R&B and hip-hop musicFamously, the first hip-hop single wasn't actually the first. Rapper's Delight, the Sugarhill Gang's 15 minutes of fame, was beaten to shops by King Tim ... more info

Guardian Music — … and that name is Childish Gambino, surely the first rapper to spit rhymes in praise of Tina Fey"Anything I put my mind to, I accomplish it/ From writing scripts with Tina Fey to laying down the hardest shit". Childish Gambino, whose latest free E... more info

Perez Hilton — This is so great on so many levels. Jimmy Fallon and Justin Timberlake take us all on a time machine through the history of hip-hop starting with Sugarhill Gang's Rapper's Delight and ending with Jay-Z and Alicia Keys' Empire State of Mind. We think ... more info

Stereogum — Justin Timberlake was on Jimmy Fallon last night to promote, I don’t know, his role in The Social Network, the Yogi Bear movie, his next Saturday Night Live cameo, his Sony commercial. Not an album. Of course not an album. He told Fallon about havi... more info

MVSW — The Sugar Hill Gang ~ “Rapper’s Delight” www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6gD_CwF5YM Love this track! Another one of the all time greats. “Rapper’s Delight” is from 1979, making this track 31 years old. Samples Chic ~ “Good Times“ www.youtube... more info

Guardian Music — With its fresh wordplay and troublesome entourage, it's no surprise that Larry David's irreverent hit sitcom has inspired rap but, as Richard Watson discovers, rhyme-spitters love TVEver since Big Bank Hank hooked up his fancy colour TV to watch his ... more info

Totally Fuzzy — a r n e l said... V.A. - The 5th Sunny Summer Sampler 01. I Got The Sun In The Morning - Betty Hutton / 2:15 02. Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying - Ray Charles / 5:18 03. (Zo van die) Zomerdagen - Bart Peeters / 3:32 04. Sunny Weather - Lisa Ekdahl... more info

Guardian Music — The Record Player, LondonThe Record Player's premise is simple: pick a year, and then base the entire night's setlist around it. Kicking off with the corker that is 1979, it'll be hard for their launch night to go far wrong. With the cream of punk, p... more info